Submitted on Tuesday 4th November 2025
Rejected on Thursday 4th December 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Legalise pepper spray for self defence purposes.
Legalise the sale and ownership of pepper spray for defence purposes.
Change law so that using pepper spray to defend yourself from attack is legally recognized.
The Government and Police are failing in their duty to keep the citizens safe.
The citizens of the UK are left defenceless against growing attacks daily and should have tools to defend themselves and others.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign this petition, which calls for the same action: "Legalise pepper spray in England" petition.parliament.uk/petitions/742673
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